FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PARADIGM REAL-TIME INSULIN INFUSION PUMP

MDR report key: 3092942 · Received May 3, 2013

Report

Report Number
2032227-2013-01644
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 3, 2013
Date of Event
March 14, 2013
Report Date
April 8, 2013
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC MINIMED
Product Code
OYC
PMA / PMN Number
P980022
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INSULIN PUMP WAS UNABLE TO PRIME DURING THE PRIME TEST DUE TO A FAULTY FORCE SENSOR. UNABLE TO PERFORM THE BASIC OCCLUSION, OCCLUSION AND EXCESSIVE NO DELIVERY TESTS DUE TO THE PRIME ANOMALY. HOWEVER, THE INSULIN PUMP PASSED THE DISPLACEMENT AND PRIME TESTS. NO MOTOR ERROR ALARMS NOTED. THE INSULIN PUMP PASSED THE MOTOR TEST.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS GREATER THAN 600 MG/DL. THE MOTHER STATED THAT THE CUSTOMER HAD BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA AND SARCOIDOSIS AS WELL. THE CUSTOMER HAD BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL FOR TEN DAYS, AND WAS TAKEN OFF THE INSULIN PUMP, BUT HAD TO BE PUT BACK ON IT BECAUSE MANUAL INJECTIONS ALONE WERE NOT WORKING FOR HIM. TROUBLESHOOTING WAS PERFORMED, AND THE INSULIN PUMP WAS PROGRAMMED CORRECTLY. FOUND MULTIPLE NO DELIVERY AND MOTOR ERROR ALARMS IN THE ALARM HISTORY. THE CALLER DIDN'T HAVE A TUBING CLAMP TO CONDUCT THE HIGH PRESSURE TEST. ADVISED THAT THE INSULIN PUMP WOULD BE REPLACED DUE TO THE REPEATED ALARMS. NOTHING FURTHER WAS REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
195239 PARADIGM REAL-TIME INSULIN INFUSION PUMP INSULIN INFUSION PUMP / SENSOR AUGMENTED OYC MEDTRONIC MINIMED MMT-722LNAS

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 38 YR Hospitalization